Partners
for Pearl River Countyis
a full service industrial, commercial and community development organization
serving Pearl River County and two major municipalities of Poplarville and
Picayune.

Pearl River County

Prior to August 29, 2005, Pearl River County was recognized by Jack Schultz in
his book Boomtown USA as one of the top one-hundred “Golden Eagle” communities
in America. After
August 29, neither Pearl River
County nor Schultz could have anticipated the accelerated growth in our
community caused by
Hurricane Katrina. Before Katrina, population increase
was expected by positive economic conditions, by expansion at the neighboring NASA’s Stennis
Space Center and by professional retirees relocating from all across the
nation. Hurricane Katrina rushed the county into welcoming a boom
made by a diverse in-migration from the Mississippi Coast and
Southeast Louisiana. "Pearl River County is [now] ranked No. 7 on the
Census Bureau's list of the 100 fastest growing counties in terms of housing,"
says a September 12, 2007 AP report. (See report)

Mississippi Gulf Coast Science
and Technology Sectors

Pearl River County has other
industrial sectors, clusters and networks such as advanced materials, aviation, home
building supplies manufacturing, geospatial, marine science, oil and gas and health care. The
Picayune Airport has seen
expansion with a newly constructed terminal to accommodate some 500 take off and landings per month to include
corporate jets and large helicopters. It is home to both the Chevron and
El Paso Energy helicopter maintenance facilities. Forrest General Hospital has recently
purchased Crosby Memorial Hospital and is preparing to locate a new larger building
(Highland Hospital) within the
county. These are just a few of the emerging growth industries within the
county.

In these web pages are sets of
information geared toward offering consultants and site selectors an opportunity
to gather relevant data about Pearl River County and to assist in making site
selection decisions. For more information about Partners' services or to request information please contact us at
partners@partners.ms.